"Be quiet now," Said an old nurse to a child sitting on herlap. "If you make that noise again I will throw you to the wolf." Now it chanced that a wolf was passing close under the windowas this was said. So he crouched1 down by the side of the houseand waited. "I am in good luck to-day," Thought he. "It is sureto cry soon, and a daintier morsel2 I haven't had for many a longday." So he waited, and he waited, and he waited, till at lastthe child began to cry, and the wolf came forward before thewindow, and looked up to the nurse, wagging3 his tail. But all thenurse did was to shut down the window and call for help, and thedogs of the house came rushing out. "Ah," Said the wolf as hegalloped away, 
Enemies promises were made to be broken4. 